Program Overview

Engineering Science Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)

The Engineering Science program is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in engineering fundamentals. The base of the T-shaped curriculum is a common core built from select courses across several engineering disciplines (industrial, electrical, and mechanical) as well as the science and mathematics courses required by those programs. The depth of the curriculum is provided by technical electives. Electives from a variety of different engineering disciplines are offered, and students can specialize by taking courses focused in a single area. Some of the many fields students graduating from this program will be ready to work in are industrial, electrical, mechanical, design, and process engineering. Additionally, they will be eligible for graduate studies in any of these fields.

Major Code: 072

The program aims to equip students with the following skills:

• Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
• Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
• Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
• Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
• Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
• Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Course Requirements

The following courses are required for the Engineering Science Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS):

• ENGR 100: THE OREGON STATE ENGINEERING STUDENT
• ENGR 102: DESIGN ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
• ENGR 103: ENGINEERING COMPUTATION AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING
• CH 201: CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS
• CH 202: CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS
• CH 205: LABORATORY FOR CH 202
• MTH 251: DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
• MTH 252: INTEGRAL CALCULUS
• MTH 254: VECTOR CALCULUS I
• WR 121: ENGLISH COMPOSITION
• COMM 111: PUBLIC SPEAKING
• ECON 201: INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS
• CS 162: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II
• ENGR 211: STATICS
• ENGR 212: DYNAMICS
• ENGR 201: ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS I
• ENGR 202: ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS II
• ENGR 203: ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS III
• MTH 256: APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• MTH 264: INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX ALGEBRA
• ST 314: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS
• PH 211: GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
• PH 212: GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
• PH 213: GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
• WR 327: TECHNICAL WRITING
• ECE 271: DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN
• ECE 272: DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN LABORATORY
• ENGR 390: ENGINEERING ECONOMY
• ESC 340: INTRO TO EXPERIMENTATION
• ESC 350: ENGINEERING MATERIALS
• ESC 440: (pending approval)
• ESC 497: MIME CAPSTONE DESIGN
• ESC 498: MIME CAPSTONE DESIGN
• ESE 330: MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
• IE 471: PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING
• ME 311: INTRODUCTION TO THERMAL-FLUID SCIENCES

Restricted Electives or Option

Students who select an Engineering Science degree option must complete 28 unique credits to meet the option requirement. The available options include:

• Energy Systems Engineering Students who do not select a degree option must choose 28 credits from the following list of approved courses:
• CS 261: DATA STRUCTURES
• CS 290: WEB DEVELOPMENT
• CS 325: ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS
• CS 340: INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES
• CS 434: MACHINE LEARNING AND DATA MINING
• ECE 322: ELECTRONICS I
• ESE 355: ENERGY REGULATION
• ESE 430: FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS
• ESE 450: ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS
• ESE 470: ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
• ESE 471: ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
• ESE 499: SPECIAL TOPICS
• ME 331: INTRODUCTORY FLUID MECHANICS
• MTH 231: ELEMENTS OF DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
• IE 415: SIMULATION AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
• IE 425: INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION

Plan of Study

The plan of study for the Engineering Science Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS) is as follows:

First Year

• Fall: CH 201, ENGR 100, MTH 251, WR 121
• Winter: CH 202, ECON 201, ENGR 102, MTH 252
• Spring: CH 205, ENGR 103, COMM 111, CS 162, MTH 254

Second Year

• Fall: MTH 256, PH 211, ENGR 201, ENGR 211
• Winter: MTH 264, PH 212, ENGR 202, ENGR 212, WR 327
• Spring: ST 314, PH 213, ENGR 203

Third Year

• Fall: ENGR 390, ESE 330, ME 311, Restricted Elective
• Winter: ECE 271, ECE 272, ESC 340, ESC 350, Biological Science w/Lab
• Spring: IE 471, Restricted Elective, Free Elective, Perspectives

Fourth Year

• Fall: ESC 497, Restricted Electives, Free Elective
• Winter: ESC 498, ESC 440, Restricted Elective
• Spring: Restricted Elective, Fitness, Perspectives, Synthesis

Total Credits

The total credits required for the Engineering Science Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS) is 181.